Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 3, 1892, Page 3

ENOUGH FOR ALL EUROPE. All Nebraska Ready to Contribute to the Relief of Russia, RAILROADS NOW ASKED TO ASSIST List of Those Organizations I I [l Furnish a Train Load of Corn If Necessary, Laxcors, Neb., Jan, 2,—[Special to Tne Beg. |-~Commissioner Ludden is being over- whelmed with letters from all parts of the state written by county oficials, county agricultural societies, boards of trade and in some instances private individuals, all of whom report progress in the matter of raising supplies for Russin’s famine stricken people. The letters reccivod by the com- misstoner by ono mail today will pive an 1deu how nobly Nebraska is responding. The commissioners of Lancaster county Lnvo organized the county by precincts with 1wo committeemen in each precinet and will raise three car loads, York county wil fur- nish a car load. No steps have been taken in Otoo county, but her county ofiicials say she will do her share. The Fremont Board of 'Irade hias already raised one car bad and hus commecced on another. Superior's Board of Trade is at work. The'I'bayer County Agricultural society has guarauteed 1 loaus, The German und Russian s of the northeast part of Franklin county bave raised a car load. The Beatrice Bouard of Trade is at work., Washington and Gosper counties are nearly ready. The citi- zens of Butler county in the immediate inity of Surprise have a car load realy for shipmont, Railroads Asked to Co-operate, The railroad companies of the country have been asked to co-operate with the peo- ple of the stato who are prepiring tu for- ward o train load of suppiies to the people of Russia, The following letter, written by Governor Thayer today, expisins its own mission: LINCOLN, Neb., ] Depew. vresident New « York City, N.Y.—Dear 8r: The people of Nebraski are mikinz up donations of corn. corn products and flour to be forwarded to the Kuffeting people of Kassia. It has been fnti- mated 1h -t the eovernment will forward all such offerings in United States ships. T write to inguire It your line of trinspor tion would nov be willing to carry all such of 5 fram Nebraska to Ne ok frov of charge, 1have addressed i similarcommuni- eation to Hon. ( 1. Roberts, president of the enmsyivinia Fivlroad compiny. We hope hie to forward sixty ear loads trom this We would like to ship say thirty cars by your Line, and thirty cars by the Pénusyl- vaniin | ne. Permit me to say that it would be a very graceful wet of kindness ani good will it 1he ral d coripanies would forward these o the ship that wili take 80 doing thoy wiil cor uendation of the whole coun- Chi v M Yorg Central, Now Hon. co gifts free of chur. them to Rusia. | niand the con try. Only a Little Complaint. Charles H. Finch, a farmer residing in Pawneo coutty, app ared before the secreta- ries of the State Board of T=ausport; today and made & complaint agamst the Kan- sas City, Wyandotte & Northwestern rail- voud. The case is similar to the Remer com- plaint against the Rock Island in Sarpy uty, which was raceutly settled. M \ch cowmplains that u crossing on a rogular section line roud is dangerous to the publi in that it is at a powt of roud where thera is a fifteen-foot cut and a stéep grade. The board of secreravics will visit the crossing at an early dato for ths purpose of mukivg an vestigation. State House Gossip, Secretary Dilworth of the Board of Trans- portation went. to Peoria, [il., on business today. Ex-Auditor Babcock today assumed his duties in the insurauce department of tho auditor’s office. Hon. Leopold Hahn, who is superintend- Ing the construction of the new wings to the Hastings insane asylumw, was in the state house today. He reports that the north wing is inclosed and the foundation for the south wing completed. The wings will not be ready for occupancy until next autumn. B County Treasurer Paul of Adams county was a state house yisitor today. Bert E. Betts was today appointed official stenographer for Judge ‘TIibvets of the Third . judicial aistricr, Judge Doane of the Fourth judicial district today filed his oath of otties T. C. Hurst, a Hastings merchant, and Prof. Andrews of Hastings coliege called upon state ofticers today Frank Cook, clerk in charge of the delin quent lands in Commissioner Humphrey's office, has resigned in order to enter Cotner drsity. His successor has not yet been & appointed. Bourd of Purchase and Supplies, The bourd of purchase and supplies met this aftervoon and let the contracts for furnishing the supplies to the various state institutions for the next quarter as follows: Deaf and Dumb Institute, Omaha—Coal, Coutant & Squires; drugs, paints and oils, J. A, FPuller & Co.i bread, Otto Wagner: meat, Samuel Dreifus: groceries, Courtnoy & Co.; dry roods, Morse Dry Goods company. institute for Fecble Minded, Beatric Bread, A. . Sperry; meat, Junes A, Shaw groceries, Emilo Lang: coal, McGoe & Co. Industrial School, Kearney al, George T. Downing: dry goods, C. B. IMinch: flour, Kearney Miling and Elavating company. Institute for Blind, Nebraska City-—Bread, T, Webering; grocerics, M. Garduer; meat, G, W. Eiser, Industrial Home, Mitford—Flour ana feea, ¥. A Johnson & Co.: mear, W. E. Daniels; coal, J. Schaff: groceries, W. 8. Orcutt; dry goods and shoes, W. 5 Orcutt, Hospital for the Insane, Lincoln--Drugs, paints ana oils, Scbilling Bros.; dry goods, A. Bloch; flour ana meal, William Sewell & , Raymond Bros, & Co.; moat, butter, J. M. Betts, Asglum for Incurable Insane, Hastings - Drugs, Hurst & Co.; meats, D, Kadoiph; flour sud feed, Juniata Milling company coal, R. T, Shaunon cevies, I J. Bene- dict & Co.; dry goods, A. Pickens & Co. bread, C. A, Shirey. Hospital for tne Insane, Norfolk—Drugs, Asa K, Leonard; meats, H. E. Guiseman; breadstuffs, L. G. Bley; grocories, Raymond Bros. & Co.: aqueensware, McClay & Co,; dry goods, Johuson Dry Goods company: col, Charles Rudal Soldlers Howe, Grand Island—Groceries, H. B, Kerr; meat, Fred Stet; dry goods and clothing, S. M. Wolbach; butter, Roesser & “Co.; drugs, H. D, Boyden; coal, 1. R. Keorria -flour, Slade & Co. Omahia’s Reseue Home for Wo 'I'he articles of incorporation of the Rescue Home for Women were filed with the seoro- tary of stato today, The object of the estab- lishment of this institution is to provide o hotwe for penitent fallen women and to rescue them from lives of shame; to veclaim, edu- ate and iustruct them in industrial pursuits, and to restore them, when possible, to their howes and parents, The nome will be lo- cated in Omaba and its management vested voard of nine trusteos. “I'he fncol porators ave as follows: Newton J. Smith, Horace J. Newnverry, Li‘(\m A. Newberry, Mortha A, Lee, Elizabcth Watson, May B, Drune, Mary E. Coffee, Christine Jensen, all of Omaha,” and Silas J. James of South Omaba. Odds and Ends, Jokn Cox and William O'Connor were ar- rested at an early hour this mornicg on the charge of highway robbery, They had held a stranger on Q stroet and robbed him of his overcoat and movey. They will be tried Monday. Lancaster county has two clerks of thedis- trict court, each with a full complement of deputies, stenographers, etc. Messrs, Bakor and Waite both claim to have been electod to the office and both have taken their oaths of ofice and filed thoir bouds, Baker holds tho certificate of election. James Dailoy, an Omsba man who has boen at Blair uuder treatment for the liquoe Dbabit, escaped from that city yesterday and was found in Lincoln today fn o sud state of intoxication, He will be returned to Blair. Lulu Bentou 1s serving out a fine of $1 {0 the city joil for not boiug as good as she should be. ‘Shu s the young woman who expected to becomo the fond and loviug wite of J. Bertram, but the young man changed bis mind, whereupon shé returned to her accustomod baunts in the balt-world of Lin- | coln, LINCOLN SUSPEOTS ARRESTED, Bolleved to Be the Burglars Who Worked In Wahoo, Lixcory, Neb., Jan. 2.—[Special Telegram to Tie Bre.) ~Two men gving theirnames s Walter Clark and Henry Smith wero ar rested this evening while attempting to make away with soveral articies of clothing from Moyer Bros,' Thoy_are supposd to be the pair who went through a store in Wahoo last Thursday night. The marshal will be here tomorrow to identify them. Nebraski's Death ol Bram, Neb,, Jan. 2.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.|—C. W. Ireland of Syracuse, Neb,, died at the Bedul institute st 7a. m. today from congestion of the lungs which followod a severe attack of In grippe. Ho was 44 years old and was ono of the pioneer ers of Otoo county, having built the first in Syra Mayor Frank 1%, Ireland 3 d here this evening and accompanied the remains to Svracuse for burial. The deceased came to Blair about three weeks ago, but has suffered coutinu- ally frim lung trouble, LexiNaroy, Neb., Jan, 2.—|Speciul Tele- gram to Tue Bee.)—~Charles Carson, a well known Union Pacific operator, died today of la grippe. Fillmore County rys, Neb., Jan, 2 Brr.]—Tho following is the mortrage in- debtedness of Filimors county for Decemoer: Number of real estato mortgages filed b1, i 70; veleased, 77, $30,877.41; number of mortgages tiled, 8, $2,541,87; released, 9, 15, number of shattel mortgages filed, 3 released, 20b, $47,747.31, M's deed filed cuncels mortgago for €1,342 not in the above totals, also $5,100 of abovo real estate mortgages are given for part purchase of land and $4,400 of real es- atate ana chattel morgages 1s given to aecuro §2,200 debt. As a rule nos ouc-fiith of the chattel mortgages given are releasod, Wouldn't Let im Die, LixcorLy, Neb,, Jan. 2, —[Special Telegram to Tur Be A German named Laybold toolk & large dose of rough on rats with sui- cidal intent todav, Ho was discoverod be- bind a stove, and in spite of his earnest en- treaty to b allowed to din, was pumped out. Ho will probab| Morigages. Special to Tie Postponed His Case, Broxes Bow, Nob., Jan, 2-—{Special Tele- gram to Tue Bir.|—The preliminary noar ini of Samson, the Broken Bow desperado, was called at 10 o'clock this morning and continued till next Wedne: y on account of tue illnoss of the prisoner's wife, With the Usnal Result, Beatrice, Neb, Jan. 2.—[Spacial Tele- eram to Tur Bee.|—David Low, aze 17, had part of his richt hand blown off by the discharge of a shot gun while he was hunt- ing lastevening. He undertook to pull his gun through a hedge fence muzzle first, RED JAEKET IN BRONZE. A Great Historienl Figure Erected at 2uflulo, After years of effort the Buffalo monu- ment to the groat Indian ovator, Red Jacket, has been completed. The move- ment began with the Buifulo Histol 1 socicty a number of years ngo. In 1881 the bones of Red Jacket and those of a number of other chiefs were taken up, mostly from the old burying ground in South Buffa and reinterred at Forest Lawn, Later the pedestal for a monu- ment was put in place. The effort to se- cure funds " for a statue was for a long time unnvailing. Finally a design, including o statue and many emblematic features, tho joint production of Iugeno Kelly, the seulptor, und General Bly S. Parker of New York—the latter a fuil-blooded Seneca Indizn—was approved by the society. Mvs. Harriet Maxwell Con- ve:se, & member of the society much in- terested in Indian. matters, was in a fair way to raise the amount needed when another lady, Mvs. Huyler of New York, settled the mavter by giving $10,000 for astatue. New plans weee adopted; and Mr. Hamilton of Cleveland, O, was given the contract, which hus been sat- isfactorily carried out. and the com pleted monument now stands at Forest Lawn. The pedestal is of gray Rhode Islind granite, and is fourteen and one-half feet high. It is hexigonal, symbolizin Red Juckots connection with the Six Nations, It boars this inseription: RED JACKET, YA-WAT-HA. ps Them A walke, DikD AT BUFFALO CREEK, TANUARY 20, 1510, AGED TS : Wy warnings aro wl avazico of . My neart falls )i 0 soon to i nolon i the white man will pre: i me when Ithiok of my p be seuttered and forzotten 4 ERECTED BY P Tue Bureano Histo 180, L Sociery, statue is of Ameriean bronze, e, of eleven and one-half feet The sculptor worked from a photograph of a painting by Isane Weir, und those who have seen Red Jacket and the statue declure the latter a faithfyl representation.» The attitude is a striking one. The figuve stands with the right armn extended ina dem- onstrative way, while the left holds a trailing blanket to his side, the hand holding a tomahawlk. Feature and demeanor uare said to be reproduced naturaily. It is a commanding memor- ial and fitly illustrates the fearlessness and humanity of the great oid chiel. The tomahawlk is an exact copy of the one on exhibition in the rooms of the Buffalo Historical society. which was presented to RRed Jacket by Genoral Washington. A largo medal on the breast of the statue is a copy of a silver modal also presented to him by Gene Washington. It is probable that a pub- lic ceremony of unveiling will be heid in the spring, when a grand rally of Indinns can be made a feature of the occasions The heroic high. How to Mako a 1 Town, Pennsboro (W, Va. Beacon Light. rit, Vim, Suap. Push, Energ, Schools. Morality, Harmony. Co diality Advertising, Talk about it Write about it. Speak woll for it. Help to improve it. Advertise in its paper, Help good men to office. Patronize its merchants, Good country tributary. Honest compatition in prices, Make the atmosphore healthy, Paith exbibited by good worls. Fire all loufers, croakers and dead- beats out of the town. Let your object be the welfure, growth and promotion of your town and its people; boom your own town and your own busiuess on every occasion; speak well of the public spirvited men und be one ynuraul)»xmd our town will boom. -~ Kansas Alllanee Afrald of a Trost, The Allinnce Advoeate, the state o gun of the Kunsas Furmers alliance, chnrges that National Union compaoy, n Now York concern, with a cupital stock of $20,000,000, which 18 trying to get control of the allinnce business of the stato by uniting all the allinnce stores, theroby lessaning the cost of goods to the farmers, is nothing but a branch of the jute bagging trust, and that it was formed with the express purgose of P\ining coutrol of the alliunce business. The Advocate wuarus the farmoers against it THE | THEY ARE DIVIDED NOW. South Omaha's Stock Exchange Offices Bought by Two Factions, OMAHA DAILY LIST OF THE OPPOSING CANDIDATES, Quite an Wi Interesting Time Awihkipated en Members Begin Castinge Their Ballots—Different from the ‘psal Order of Th That hitherto staid and quiet organ..- #n known as the Stock exchangs has departed from the time bonored, but rather somuolent, method of having but ono sot of candidates to be voted for at their annual election. There aro now two factions, both strong, both aggressive, and the exchange is enjoy ing all the excitoment of a red hot political ‘campaign, The usual wire pulling and but. tonholing antocedent to a politioal ballot is in full blast in the exchange aud each side is using overy possible chanco to down the other, 1t is impossible to forecast the out- come, as the 120 members ave about equally divided between the two factions. A few days ago the following were put up as the regular nominees: Kor president, Ab Waggoner; vice president, J. G. Marting board of directors, D. L. Campbell, L. C. Redington, W. . Wood, J. B. Blanchard, D. 8. Parkhurst: committee of arbitration,” Al Powell, J. D, Shields, N. k. Acker, J. B Smiley, J. S, Horn; committes of appeals, P, T. MeGrath, W. H. McCreary, W. B. Check, £, P. Savage, Sol Hoppor. BE] Waggoner, the nominea for prasident, is now vice president, but hus practically been the chief execative, Heretofors the regular nomination was equivalent to an_elcction and the above named gentlemen had reposed in peace, sup- posing that their call made their election sure. But meanwhile there were mutterings of dissatisfacdion among a number of the members about the mans af- fairs by the vresent adminis and as a result a new party sprang into exiitence. Mr. J. A, Hake, a former president of the exchauge, headed this band of malcoutents and {3 their acknowledged leader. His partisans declaro that everything has not been conducted as eMciently as it was u his admimstration and as he not only 13 will- ing but anxious to again assume the reins of government they intend to puthim back again in the exccutive ofiico. They have been working on the quiet and bave nominated a ticket calied an ‘inde- pendent” one. Last evening the list of nominees was secured and they are as fol- lows: President, J. A. Hake: vico president, M. R. Murphy; board of directors—\W. 5. Wood, D. L. Campzell, E. Byel Blanchard, A. B. Slates Committee of arbitration—D. L. Parkhurst, J. G. Martin, D. Snields, Leroy Hough, A. Wageoner. Committes of Appeals—Sol Hopper, W. B. Wallwork, Fred Chitenden, B, T. MeGrath and W. I Stophe The election occurs tomorrow, and an cocdingly interesting time 1s oxpacted. eloction docs not in any way affect Mr. cock, superintendent of the yards. ex- Cho Bab- Western Cattlo Receipts, Brand Inspector C. L. Ibot furnishes the following tabulated statement of the receipts of range cattie for the nine months cndiug December 31, 1891, The total receipts of range cattle of all kinds were 187,072, as compared with 119,135 the same wonths iast year, a guin of 63,547 over the same months of 1890 WYOMING. Months. ¢ April. Muy June vs, i3 [irg 40 107 Head i i 80,160 EW MEXICO. Curs. Head Total.... . COLONADO, UTAH, IDAHO A Months, Aprii September Octobe S Noverber. ;... December Total..... ind total al lustye G Increase. throat has healed suiticiently to prevent him from tearing the wound open and letting himself blead to death, and consequsatly the jaller has informd him of his wife's death. The news was broken to the mavderar ycs- vy, and & thuuderbolt could not have stunned him more than the announcement of this fact. He sank in a helpless hoap on the floor of his cell and starod like one domented, It was several minutes befora he recovered from the sickening roalization of tha fuct thut he was a murderer, to frame a seutence. He then éxclaimed: “Great God! Is it possible?” “Yes, " was the reply. “And I murdered her(" 'hat is the common and accepted r ort.” S Fox said no more, but sat in a dazed con- dition for several bours. Helis stull weak from loss of blood and his physicul debility scemed to be communicated to his brain, Heretofore he has been always nssured that his wife was doing nicely and that she wus now ali right. Tnis deccption was found necessary to keep the fellow from self destruction, The greatest care w! d hereafter to keep from him any in ient with which he might commit s The preliminary hearing of Fox will occur on Tuesday. ROkt 1ad Visible Means of Sup “James Gibvons,” called out Police Judge Kiog. At this & wretehed, dirty appearing fellow with one leg missing below the knee hobbied up on a half crutch, balf wooden leg, on which his knee rested. “James, you are charged with being a vag- rant and baviog uo visible means of support. What have you to say about it#’ *Yer bonor, it is a mistake. I have visible neaus of support, and hera it is.” AU this tho grinming culprit lifted his wooden mem- ber and waved it trivmphantly in the face of tho judge. At this a half supprossed tit- ter went about the court room, and his houor himself could not repress a smile, Despite the judgo’s greut admiration for wit bo found some protty damaging evidence concerning bbons’ vugabond tendencies aad he gave him five days in the county Juil, Magio City Minlat Eddie Sage bas roturned to Notre Da e, Tod, Hoyt Pottenger is at Aurora visiting his mother, ‘The butehers will give a ball at Blum’s hall Javuary 9. Mr. Ed, A, Pettio is confined to bis room with sickness. Miss Jennio Kelly of Tekamah is the guest of her brother, A, R. Kelly, lien 1s under arrest for giving Edward Hurloy a most unmerciful beating. Miss Minnie Guthrie of Erie, Ill, is tho guest of her sister, Mrs, 13, R. S84 Judge Levy, justice of the peace-elect, will euter upon the duties of his ofice Wednes day. Owen Keating of the Cudahy Packing company leaves for Chicugo, where he will start in business for himself. Mr. S. P, Rynerand Miss Nellle Bayliss were married last evening ut tho residence of D, F. Bayliss, 2325 South Sixteenth siroet, last eveniog. ) South Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Schlegel spent New Year's at Plattsmouth, W illiam H. Rosencrans has been appointed i of the stories told wa mailing olerk at the postoftice. the Ladies' Aid society of the Presby- terian church gave a dinuer in the Egger's i block, yosterday, that neted $30. The attendance at the lotier carriors’ ball | | surpassod all expoctations, A delightful | evoning was passed and all voted the affair a | grand success. ‘Tne funeral vxercises over the remains of 1. JANUARY James Bagiey oocuirred at #0-a. m. yes'orday AL St. Awnes’ church, Fhe interment took place at St. Mary's. ¢ Margaretha, the SUNDAY, only ehild of Ma Lias Abelein. died at 2 a. m. toduy. The funcrai exercises will occur at 2 p' ‘M. tomorrow at the residence near tho Aloight dopot. A. C. Powers has securgd, tho position of loeal editor on the Lincoln evening News Ho enters upon his dutios on Tuesday night, succeeding Steve Jones, who stops into a soft verth at the coury house, Tho North Star lodge held its annual elec- tion of ofticers last_evening, rosulting as fol- lows: President, Nels Landgreu; vice puesi dent, J. Johnsou; troasaver, . Hunson: financial sccretary, J. Jacobsou; correspond- ing mecretary, Joseph Anderson; inside guard, K. Linh; outside guard, A. Johnson. "The 10ago is only threo years old, but is i a flourishing coudition. it has now over 100 active members, aud Vice President Johnson says that the late members of tho defunct or- ganization Scrndia will join the Nortn Star. —— TELEGRAPHY. Denver Republican, Soon after the holiday recess Senator Suwyer will introduce a bill to establish a postal telegruph system. A simila bill was introduced in tho last congt ess, and it was veported favorably by the o committee, but it was not passed, because iv was evident that it could not pass the house. In his annual report Postmaster Gen- eral Wanamaker renews his recom- mendation that a'postal telegrapn sys- tem be eostablished. ITis argument is clear and forceful, and it ought to have at weight with vthe members of con- gress, He contends that, us it is tho duty of the government to maintain tho postoflice, ivis its duty to adopt all the means at hand to make the postal ser- vice efficient. The primary purpose of the postoffice is the transmission of intelligence, and it is equally within its province to do this by using stages, ruilronds and tho telegraph, Electricity is one of the most potent agents at”the command of man, and it is unveasonable and wrong to say that it cannot be legitimately em- ployed in the postal service., It is not the intention to deprive ex- sting telegraph companies of their property. All that is intended is to utilize their telegraph lines in much the snme way that railvoad lines are now employed for the transmission of the mails, It may be said that the tele- graph and the railroad differ in that the Dusiness of the latter in the carrying of passengors and freight is not inte. fered with by the postal service, whereas the transmission of messages by the post: oflice wouald interfere with the business of telograph companies. Il so, the answer 1s that the telegraph companies, by engaging in the business of transmit ting intelligence, are interfering with a function of the government. The trans- mission of intelligence is the primary purpose of the postal service, and that gervice belongs to the government. Nevertheless, under the plan proposed, the telegraph companies would be paid for their service, and there is no doubt that the remuneration wouid be ample. It is proposed to establish o telegraph station in each postoflico. where there is a free delivery system, and glso of inake postal telegraph stitio®s 1o all the offices of telegraph companies with’ which the govern- ment might make a contract to that effect. It is estimated that there would be a great reduction in the cost of send- ing messages, and that this would be compensated for by - the inerease in business, This conclusion is justified by the history of the postal telegraph England. Mr. Wanamgker says thata 10- cent telecraph message to any part of the country is a possibility under an en- lightened ‘and compact postal system using the newest telegraph inventions. The cost of transmitting a message would be greater for a long than for a short distance. But it also costs more to carry a letter a long distance than a short one, yet letters ure delivered in aly parts of thu country at a uniform rate. What 1s practicable with letters is also POSTAL ain was do- ing the best business that could be done for San Diego county today a group of { old-timers gathered in an uptown office and fell to telling old-time stories. Onc s in the form of a joke on Julian, as Julinn was in the old times, of course, says the Sun Diegan. An old miner named Tim was found dend in his cabin one morning, says thd story teller, Thero appenred to bo a lingoring idea thav something official ought to be dene, but nobody knew ex- actly what until astranger in cump suid an inquest ought to be held to deter- mine whether the man was dead or not. “But now shall we find that out?” asked the justice of the peace, whose position forced him to the front. “Why, by holding a regular inquiry, was the answer. AL right,” said the justice. “We'll hold . vegular inguiry. Bring in the body.” The body was brought in and thoe court was called to order. When every- body was quiet the justice rose with commenduble dignity, wallked over to the side of the decensed, and, leaning down, shouted in the dead man’s eur: “Say. Tim, come taka a drink.” Of course there was no answer. The “inquiry” wus repeated three timos, The justice returned to his bench to make his anuouncement, **We find that Tim is dead,” he said, “Any man in Julian toat won't get up and take a drink when he’s asked to is dend. This inquiry is closed.” ———— ender of the Hous Mv. Springer is six feet tall, broad shouldered and rather nervous in man- ner, writes Amos Cummings in the New York Sun, He has geay hair, a grizzled beard, close cropped, and regular feu- tures, He has never before been a mem- ber of the ways and means. He wears o statesman’s frock ccat and dark clothes, A rose alwiys rests in the lappel of his coat, the gift of his wife. In the Fifty- first congress Mr. Springer was over thorn in the side of Tom RRecd. He was persistently on his toet, with the rules of the house in his hand, protesting against the speaker’s tyranny. His per- sistones atb one time drove the czar back to the ebuir after he ‘had deciared the house adjourned, and forced him to sub- mit the motion to lxljmn'u in a par- linmentary minner, Mr. Springer has a rasping but a olear voic ab times an aggraving persistenc sibly he demands the attention of the house too frequently, * * * Spring- s luck in Crisp’s caliyass stands in re- hing contrast to his fate in Car- le’s canvass, There the Illinoisan was put to bed with the loser. He was awarded with tae chairmanship of an insigniticant committee us a sop for his ability and term of socvice. It served only to develop the strength of the man, He proved a political maglcian. By a wave of his wand the insignificant com mittes was turned into o committeo of investigation, The magician aftorward made # report that shook the country from its rim to its center, - Mun pal Electrie Liyghtning, A lively wur is going on in Cleveland, says Electricity, between the gas com- panies on the one hand and the city authorities on the othe: It is a good thing for the loeal papers, for the gas companios are large customers for space AL st ad tising rates for the purpose of setting forth vheir elaims, ana 1 may be & good thing for the eloctric light | companies, as the city officers are fnv tigating the relative cost of gns and elect-ic lighting, with a view to the possible installation of an electric light plant for the ci Estimates have al- roudy been submitted showing that a plant capuble of generating current for 2,000 are lights of 2,000 candle-power each could be put up for hetween $375,000 and $475,000, and it could be operated at a cost of about %30 per arc light a year. This would give a candle power' five times grenter than that at present supplied to the city, at a cost of one-third less, Cleveland has not yet come to the knowledge thut munieipal electyic light- ing is beset with a host of stumbling blocks, and that most towns that have have ndopted it wish they huan’t, Prob- ably the enterprise of the town of Niles, which is in its own state, may have stirred up a spirit of emulation in Clove- lnnd. Thislittle town of 6,000 inhabi- tants has recently put in an electric light plant at a cost of about $9,000, Fifty lamps are now in operation and the plant will operate fifty more, War- ren, O, but a few miles from Nil leases a plant of the samo capacity for #,000 & year. At the samoe rate of tax- ation required for lighting Warren, Nilos will pay for her whole electric lighting plant in four year e THE EXCESS OF WIDOWS. A Curlous Condition of T the Late One curious fact which every census discloses, says the New Youk Sun, is the numerical excess of widows over widow- The usuai ratio is 8 per cent of the nale population as widows to 4 per cent of the male population as widowe By some optimistic persons of the fomale sox, this disparity has been explained on the ground that marvied men, having formed a just and correct appreciation of the benefita of the married state, are glad to repeat what hus been to them a beneficinl association, whereas women. having less reason to be pleased, discern littls jjoy in a second matrimovial alli ance, unless it be an exceptionally de sirable sort. This is an insuflicient planation, Why is it, in every land, that the widows outnumber the widow- ers by two to one? he average marrying age vavies in different countries, but in all countries it is higher wmong men than women In England the age of the average bridegroom is two years greater than thatof the bride; in Germany, in Hol- land” rnd_in Scotland it is three years in [veland, in Russian and in the Scan- dinavian countries it is four years; in Italy it is five, and in France it is si The marriage statistics of the United States are misleading and incomplete, but here as abroad the average mar- ringe age for men is thirty years and for women twenty-five, a ditference of five vears. Such’ being the differ you the outset, it is evident that were the death rate of the sexes equal, the number of female survivors f wges would, at any given tima, be in excess of the numb of male su vivors, But the rate of mortality is not equal between the sexes. It is higher among men. Deaths from accidental 15 are three times more numerous amo men than wmong women. Wur, ship- wreck and criminal deeds of violence decrease the ranks of mon much more than they affect the number of women. Excesses in living, too, are more numer ous among men than women. The great majority of suicides are men. Women live longer than mon. On account of these various veasons the insurance companies estimate the difference to be at birth five years in favor of the givl, Making allow . therefore, for the uverage disparity of vears between the groom and bride at marrvinge, and for the lower death rate among women than men, the excess of widows over widow- ers, in every land where the census fig- ures are reusonably aceurate, 1s fully and satisfactorily explained. Though the formal figures of the sta- tisticians do not show it, it may be, too, that the more sympathetic and cmo- tional nature of women inclines them to cherish more reverently the mewmory of the departed than is the case with men, actuated often by more worldly views and motives. s Disclosed b, s, o The Drammer's Little Gum “There you are old, man,” s gy young drumme-, handing the aged trank hustlera cigar; “have a pufl with me.”’ “No, thanks,” sighed the baggage- man, returning the proffered gift: *T don’t smoke,” And as the donor van- ished into the hotel elevator the satchel tosser sut him down upon u hamper and sighed aguin. It was another one of them Roman candles,” he suid in vesponse to a query as to the reason of his grvief; “I'm getiing to know ‘em by sight. About a year ago some fly drummer got o stingy fit and put up a scheme to suve tips in hotels. Somcbody stecred him into a cigar factory where ho could buy a box of Colorado Maduro ropes for $1 a box. and he laid in a stc of ’em. When he went on the road he worked off the torches on everybody around the hotel instead of givin’ them the usual dimes and quarters, Since then the rest of the drummers have caught on to his act, and they all got their cigurs in the same plice. We used to take ’em on account of the wr per, that made ’em look as if they w expensive, and_their nume, ‘Favorit do Emperadoes’ or somethin’ like that. But we're dead on to 'em now, and the drummer that springs any move ‘Em- peradoes’ in this hotel geis boycotted. See?” —_ Rules Outwelghed by a Life, Detroit Free Press It is not often that an operator stops to think of the messngo he receives or sends,” said an old operator, “They arve all of a size to him, But I vemember one time during the late war [ felt my eyves moisten as 1 read the following 1o Senator Fessen- den: ‘*‘My son is sentenced to be shot to- morrow morning at 6 for sleeping at his post. Will you kindly see President Lincoln at once and intercede till I ean rench Washington to present evidence which will elearly prove my son’s inno- cence?’ 1 knew t if the message was com- pelled %o wait its turn it would not reach Senator Fessenden till too late for any hope of reaching the president, to say nothing of getting i reprieve sent to the line of hattle where the son was, [ suaid to myself, ‘Here is a human life hang- ing by o thread. Shall I cut the thread by lotting the message tako its turn? No, I couldn’. I violuted the rules und telegraphed the solemn message to all the hotels in Washington, till the sen- utor was found and the message safe in his hands. Word came buck that Sen- ator Pessenden had obtained the v prieve, and I telegraphed the glad news to the poor old man up in Maine.” - Did't Swear O, A teamster giving the name of Will Smith fell from his wagon at the north end of the Sixteonth street viaduct yesterany after- noon. Swith was druuk at the time. In falling he struck on his head, cutting quito a gash, He was taken to the city jail, whero his bead was sewed up aud then sont’ below to sober up. e One minute tine oftou ference choking up of the uakes & great dif- a oue minute remedy for bronchitis throat, lungs, e, fo ourse i3 a blessing. Cubeb Cough Curd is such & reme 1or sale by all dragglsts, Cubeb Cough C ure—Onemiuute. ( PRIVATE_ OPINIONS ~ AIRED. | Messrs, Elsasser, Birkhauser and Squires Exchange Resultr of Mutual Observation, | OMAHY'S MUDDY STREETS THE TOPIC. Ing Which Was to Provide s Remedy Ends in a Debate ¢ ning Per. wonnl Alms and Ambitions of the Disputants, quires and P, W. Birkhauser, with their respective followers, met again yesto day afternoon in the historle northwest base- ment corner of the court house, and once mora the wails re-echoed with famillar epi thets as the streot sweeping battle was fougnt over with all the old-time acrimony and bitterness, Now Year's rosolutions were forgotten during the two bours that the wordy warfare was wagod, and there was nothing but the calenaar on tha wall to iun- dicate that it was not one of the old sessions of 1891, The commuvication submitted at tho last council meeting, stating that the streot sweeping contractor was neglocting his work, was responsible for the gathering, as the committee on street sweeping had de- cided to call on the Board of Public Works and sce why which was what. Chairman Birkhauser and both his colleagues were there, and Councilmen Davis and Eisasser represented the committee, as Mr. Buvdisn was either unable or disinclined to be prosent. Mr. Squires sat on a settc west wall, 5o that he and could exchange defiant others were talking. Comments on the M The ball oprned with & gene against the wuddy condition of streets, Mr. Elsassor declaring toniest dude in the city couldn Facham streot with by the time he reach: No one seemed seriously offended by this assertion, and Mr. Birkhauser ventured the | opinion that it was an outrage to ask tax- vayers to plod turough such seas of mud. | He then made bold to assert that the street sweeping contractor was alone responsible for it, and projected a doubio barreled, Mazquis ot Queensbury scowl in My, Squires’ direction, But Mr. Squires’ oizar was ouly half smoked, so the shot clicited no roply. Mr. Elsasser cut loose again and unloaded 8 roaston the way certain wveople had of | carryine out their “contracts, their sole pur- pose seemingly bsing to see how ittle thoy could do and tiow much they could get out of ;nu city. Bud the contractor kept on smok- g Tho cuairman got in another word and so did Mr. Elsasser. Then both the chairman over against the Mr. Birkhauser glunces when the . invectiv ie paved that the pass down ut looking like a tramp d Ninth streot, and Mr. Eisasser had somothiug to say, aftor which the chairman made @ speech, and was followed by Mr. Elsusser. Mr. Squires began to sive evidenes that he was alive, butsubsided when Mr. Davis took the floor. Elsasser's Mind Made Up, | the ou seem to bave your wmind alrcady made up in this matter,” the latter remaried to his fellow councilman, “Well, [ puess yes.” replicd Mr. Elsasser, with more or less positiveness, SIf that is the ease,”’ said Me. Davis, “it strikes me that it would have been more bororable in you to have remainea off this committee. Ii is anytbing but fair 1o wike a place on a jury with vour mind alrealy made up.” “I can bo fair if my mind is made up,” persisted Mr. [lsasser. “What 1 want to see something done about cleaina up tha streets, and [ doa’t care who does it.” Then ¢nsued another period ob warm dis- eussion which the chairman topped off with the statement that a!l would have bueen Jovely if Squires would oxly do by the eity as he hid agreed and fulfill the ferms of his contract. Mr. Squires reluctantly discarded was left of his weed, and 1 a tone of voice that indicatea that hie really beheved what he said, recited the ola, familiar story of his wroubles with Mr. Birkhouser, but there was little knew in 1t. He thought it quite as reasonable Lo suppose that the Almizuty and the dovil could come to terms as that he and the present chairman of the Board of Public couid dwell together in peacs and what oy All Kinew This, “Strange o contractor can't s, growled Mr. Elsasser. Phat's it—that's it,” shouted the chair- man, excitedly. “'vo never had a bit of trouble with any of the contractors except that man theve,” and his fovefinger quivered in Mr, Squire's direction. “Yos, and vou know why,” replied Mr. Squires in his hottestasphal as he saw the chairman’s oue finger and went him three butter. “You bet T know—you bet I know,” yelled Mr, Birkhauser, shaking nis left fist” fran- tically and hauging on to his chair with the other, Yus, you bet yow've known ever sinco the | July you went itito office, but there are_some other folks wbo don’t’ know,” said Mr. Squires with 4 volume of hidden' meaning as bix as un unabridzed aictiona; Phe ehairman was actully speechless with ve, and whilo tho leading dobaters were | getting their wind, Messres, Furay ana Bg- | bert made o few general remarks about the dificulty of shoveling mud in January. Mr. Squires was tho first to recove ne hopped outo Mr. Elsasser, whoso ofticial do as he career he attacked suvagely. 1 didw't suppose it would please you, rotorted the councilman, “seeiv, ,ou’b frequently stated that you would £,00) to dofeat mo if I cama up election.” I nelped elect yoa, didn't 117 tYes, and you thohght you ought to own me for 'that ‘very reason. ~When you found vou didn’t, you felt sore, and now you are threatening to spend monoy to defeat me,” “Yes, und I'll o it, too. You go ahead aud win 1f you can, Pete, but T tell you right now I've benten botter wen than you are, and 111 | bes you." You had e put on a committee to report ou your old bill after I was elected, and { ro- ported against it. That’s all that's the mat- for with vou. I'm not in tho council o rep- resent you alone, if you did help clect me, 1 propose to o ny oficial work tho best I know how.” All you know won't hurt you. You may know how to lather and shave, but vou don't know as much about municipal affuirs as & bog knows about arithmetic." S know euough not to ot you shave the taxpayers, it I can help it, and don’t you for- geu it Ve spend for re- No Decision Reached, After this little interchange of opinions based on mutuul observation the talk drifted around to muddy streets again, and the chairman sald that Squires was waiting to be ordered to o abead uuder tho 10 per cent cluuse, “Ho has a contract for §15 a mile, but he Winter Term Opens ock. New clusgos fn all departments con provided: additionil help securo Taege ©nod best ters we hive ever hid. Come Beale bar Ll You enun N GLHUT SCHOOL besins tomorrow i omns and boird wanied for students, also | and soccimen of penwnnship, Address At0o hve ! de ~ Omaha Commercial College. und ey and ¢ wford to miss this term wvenlog at thinks he sees a chance to wot o miie | ho waits long enoush,” he declared. “There, is his contract, but I can’t enforee it without' veing given power." *'Go ahead and sweep 'om If it costs § \" snid Elsasser. “We've got to clean strcets, no matter what it costs, ' L ean't do it alone,” wailod the chairman, “The board is in session, wnd it the other memeers say so, all right. But the other members didn't say so. Major Furay grabbed Major Kebert's arm and hastily omigrated. Davis took Sauires under his-wing and followed their exawmple, while the spectators continued the exodv until the chaivman was loft sole master of the situation. Ho swore ho would never aps prove Squires’ work, even if ho was man- damused by the courts, Hosald the courts coeldn’t corpel him to do it, and ho would mainta his position with' his life. The shadows gathored, and finally the major put ou his rubber boots and went home, A NOVEL CAVALRY WEAPON. Rifle to ¥ A ched to the Harness f the Horse, Captain W, Peel of tne British army has invented and tested o contrive ance for ndding to the effective fighting ot the cavalvy. The invention, as de+ geribed and illustratod in the United Servico Gazette, consists of an attach- ment for rifles or other firearms to the harness of cavalry horses 1n such n man- ner thut they may whiie so attuched be fired at the will of the rider, IFitted to the under side of the girth, or belly band, is a elip or othor suitable plinnce for sustaining the firearm in a central position, longitudinally, under the body of the horse, the muzzle end of the fivearm projecting forward in the di- rection of and preferably beyond the chest of the animal, the barrel passin between the forelegs. Suitable attach- ments are unlso fitted to the harness to support and adjust tne firenrm. The rider is provided with means for discharging the fir 18, while the late ter remains in the position above dos sevibed. These means may consist of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic or other applitnces. In working by means of clectricity, a b ttery, accumulator or dynamo may bo fitted to the saddle, and electro ma, or other applinnces may be fitted so as to operate the trigger of the fircarm, the connection being effected by wires so ar- ranged that, by touching a button, the olectric force causes tho piece to live, the operation being repeated, as requived, until the firearm has discharged its ams munition, A boaring rein orwother attachment to the bit or bridle, is arranged to prevent mimal’s head being lowered when the gun is fived. It will he seon by the illustration that the saddle is the ordinary riding saddle used in the British army, and the whole attachment used on the oceasion of the trials during which the sketch was made was of & temporary character, and intended simply to prove the feasibility of the scheme. The Winchester re- peater, for instance, would probably be euperseded by the 303 magazine riffe. Experiments with Captain Peel’s at- tachment were made recently at tho Curragh and at Picbeight, and proved that the vifle could be fired with the ate tachment without startling the horses and with o fair degree of acouracy at short ranges, It has been objected that Captain P’eel’s invention could not be used with the present cavalry deill, but 1t ma; vory fairly be argued that dmll shou! cnd on weapons and not weapons on drill; that il cavalry would be ade vantaged by the addition of this new mode of offense, the drill must be modi- fied 50 far as may bs nesessary to admit of introduction. have Ha August Johnson was another unfortunate. He had been stacting the new year on its way and swallowed too much Teuth street whisiy. Shortly after boing locked up John- son had a pretty good case of snakes. Ho fell from the beneh in his cetl and cut and bruised his head. 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